Hanmari Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Website accessed and timeslots entered. For the sample questions that come up on the actual exam, I'm sure all of us will have perfectly crafted answers at the character limits. Just have it printed beside you and type, type away. My next week will be split between Doing Right, these samples, and Typeracer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trojjanhorse Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Website accessed and timeslots entered. For the sample questions that come up on the actual exam, I'm sure all of us will have perfectly crafted answers at the character limits. Just have it printed beside you and type, type away. My next week will be split between Doing Right, these samples, and Typeracer. haha, did you peek at my to do list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dasypus Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Just looked at the 'sample' videos. Response: Argh, I really have no idea what to say! At least one of these I've even already discussed at length with my friends to no conclusions at all. I have no idea how to go about this, even Is it legit to answer "it depends" to everything? Because seriously, that's where I'm at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerr Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 Website accessed and timeslots entered. For the sample questions that come up on the actual exam, I'm sure all of us will have perfectly crafted answers at the character limits. Just have it printed beside you and type, type away. My next week will be split between Doing Right, these samples, and Typeracer. I'm assuming that's not sarcasm, so DO NOT do what you just described there. McMaster records your typing and error-correction patterns through the whole test, if you end up getting an interview (that's explained in the system verification videos). That's an unnecessary risk that will cost you even if you do really well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savac Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 I'm assuming that's not sarcasm, so DO NOT do what you just described there. McMaster records your typing and error-correction patterns through the whole test, if you end up getting an interview (that's explained in the system verification videos). That's an unnecessary risk that will cost you even if you do really well. Well, they're certainly quite crafty. Thanks for the information jerr. I probably wasn't going to prepare answers anyway, but I suppose I'll just stick to rough notes containing all of the points that I want to discuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diceroll2011 Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 Thanks! That's sure a lot to write if we have to do 3 questions in 5 min. Even if we are talking, we normally get 8 mins for MMI for each station...or am I misunderstanding something here? You do as mucH as you can? Expectations are lower than you may think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der Kaiser Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 I bet they are providing us with samples that will be on the test to determine whether given the chance to prepare will improve/alter scores. Unless it is a means to help individuals prep a little and therefore eliminate any errors that might arise from not being familiar with CASPEr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearpuppy Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 I'm assuming that's not sarcasm, so DO NOT do what you just described there. McMaster records your typing and error-correction patterns through the whole test, if you end up getting an interview (that's explained in the system verification videos). That's an unnecessary risk that will cost you even if you do really well. I disagree. Why would they tell you that two of the scenarios will be on the exam if they didn't want you to prepare for it?? Yes, I know they could look at your typing patterns, but IMO it wouldn't be that much different when you're typing from notes or if you're typing from just thinking, except perhaps for speed. My point just is, if they didn't want you to prepare at all, they wouldn't have told you and just have it as a 'nice' surprise on the test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearpuppy Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 I bet they are providing us with samples that will be on the test to determine whether given the chance to prepare will improve/alter scores. Unless it is a means to help individuals prep a little and therefore eliminate any errors that might arise from not being familiar with CASPEr. Probably this. Why? Because this way it eliminates that bias and they can get a much more accurate comparison between people. It also prevents people from complaining afterwards that they had no idea what to expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearpuppy Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 You do as mucH as you can? Expectations are lower than you may think. Exactly. No-one is going to have amazing answers in that short of a time frame. Remember you have three questions to answer in 5 minutes, you really just need to jot down exactly what comes to mind and not dwell. This is likely why they are considering CASPer as a replacement for MMI. By giving you a strict (and short) time-limit on CASPer, it forces you to start "saying" stuff right away (i.e. TYPE). Just like in MMI, if you sat and thought about something for a couple minutes before saying anything, you're going to look very awkward and probably not do well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerr Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 Does anyone know what kinds of non-scenario personal background questions will most likely be on the test? It'd be good to know so we can mentally prepare for them. Thanks! I disagree. Why would they tell you that two of the scenarios will be on the exam if they didn't want you to prepare for it?? Yes, I know they could look at your typing patterns, but IMO it wouldn't be that much different when you're typing from notes or if you're typing from just thinking, except perhaps for speed. My point just is, if they didn't want you to prepare at all, they wouldn't have told you and just have it as a 'nice' surprise on the test. Do you mean the 4 sample questions in the CASPer account menu? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diceroll2011 Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 Does anyone know what kinds of non-scenario personal background questions will most likely be on the test? It'd be good to know so we can mentally prepare for them. Thanks! Do you mean the 4 sample questions in the CASPer account menu? Consult a list of traditional medical school interview questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 See my sticky. The link is in my signature below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearpuppy Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 Do you mean the 4 sample questions in the CASPer account menu? Yes, they tell you that 2 of the scenarios will be reused on the exam. And as I said before, unlikely that they will *not* ask you the same questions, since really there isn't much to interpret regarding the video clip and that limits the questions (you'll see if you look at it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dasypus Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 I'm assuming that's not sarcasm, so DO NOT do what you just described there. McMaster records your typing and error-correction patterns through the whole test, if you end up getting an interview (that's explained in the system verification videos). That's an unnecessary risk that will cost you even if you do really well. I'd love to know what they're going to do with people like me who type on Dvorak keyboards. I mean, they can sit me down at a normal typing station, and app kjdtqod usglu ks udk sfk sy md g; kjg; ;sok sy md;;e Lsk .dot mdalgluyfp G hslqk ;frrs;de Nfk G ufd;; tsfqh ;kgpp udk .aufd ghda; ansfk ktrglu ;rddh alh dooso isoodikgsl{ (That's what happens when I try to type with my keyboard set to qwerty.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RiverCityJill Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 Hey! Yes I have also been reading Doing right. I am hoping my speedy typing will help as well. I saw the mock CASPer site but didn't go to far in depth as I figured they wanted my money...lol do you know what it costs? if it is free I'd do it. I don't even think you have to be alone for the actual CASPer. I think some people do it together (not for me) I am actually trying to be as unscripted as possible for CASPer and my interviews. Trying not to prepare to much so I don't screw up if things don't go they way they "should" discussion wise. I'm pretty sure the site opens up as a pop-up so check to see if you have pop-ups disabled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 Remember that all stations are not necessarily scored. My personal belief is that the 2 "repeat" stations (ie. the ones that have been released already) will likely be used for administrative purposes (to see if people score significantly better on those relative to the other stations), and won't actually be used when scoring for interviewees. This is just my idea though. They could very well score everything, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holiday1001 Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 err where are you getting this idea of a repeat station? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearpuppy Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 err where are you getting this idea of a repeat station? see the CASPer instructions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holiday1001 Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 interrestinggg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alai Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 Hey, I still haven't gotten this email, should I contact them or is this normal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savac Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 Hey, I still haven't gotten this email, should I contact them or is this normal? I don't know if this is normal, but I think you should try and sort this out. Did you get the e-mail from OMSAS asking you to confirm your e-mail address? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alai Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 Hey Savac, thanks for replying. I find it pretty ridiculous that it was WAYYYYYY down my spam mail (had to go down a few pages to even see it). Thanks though, it's pretty scary and now I'll have to start checking my spam mail along with my inbox every day :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desiallstar Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 Hey Savac, thanks for replying. I find it pretty ridiculous that it was WAYYYYYY down my spam mail (had to go down a few pages to even see it). Thanks though, it's pretty scary and now I'll have to start checking my spam mail along with my inbox every day :/ +1 Was in my spam folder too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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